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Posted on January 31, 2025 at: 8:23 pm
The UDARI Black Histories at UD Committee was recently featured in a UDAILY article highlighting the committee’s Black Histories at UD StoryMap. The StoryMap connects previously under-studied histories, now coming to light thanks to ongoing work by UDARI researchers and community partners, to specific sites on UD’s Newark campus and the city of Newark. A dynamic resource to which future researchers can add, the StoryMap can continue to accrue layers of history and be updated with new findings. It is the work of past UDARI interns Tara Lennon and Elisa Davila, with the assistance of members of UDARI’s Campus Tours Committee, Legacies of Enslavement and Dispossession at UD committee, UDARI advisor Alison Parker, and UD Library Digital Scholarship Librarian
Kayla Abner.
This digital project is a first step in realigning campus histories to honor important Black stories
while acknowledging the ways that the University of Delaware has benefitted historically from unfreedom and perpetuated racism. The Campus Tours committee continues to work toward
commemorating Black histories at the University of Delaware more widely and in more permanent and visible ways.
Click here to view the article.
Posted on October 27, 2024 at: 7:02 pm
On October 10, the University of Delaware hosted “Indigenous Delaware, Nanticoke Land Stewardship and Language Revitalization,” a public event spotlighting Indigenous initiatives. Nanticoke members Courtney Streett and Karelle Hall shared their work on land stewardship and language preservation. Hosted by the UD Anti-Racism Initiative’s American Indian and Indigenous Relations Committee and the Delaware Environmental Institute, the event invited attendees to explore connections between people, language, and Delaware’s ecosystems. Please see the full article linked here: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/october/indigenous-delaware/
Posted on at: 6:39 pm
The University of Delaware Anti-Racism Initiative (UDARI) continues its mission of promoting diversity and social justice with several new projects and faculty appointments. This year, UDARI welcomed three faculty fellows, who will engage in community outreach and scholarship to advance inclusivity on campus. Additionally, UDARI faculty and students are researching Delaware’s role in school desegregation, supported by a National Park Service grant, and aim to develop a Black history curriculum for local schools. Through these initiatives, UDARI remains committed to raising awareness of social equity and fostering a more inclusive university environment. Please see the following link to read the full article: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/september/udari-faculty-fellow-summer-research-initiative-systemic-racism/
Posted on February 17, 2023 at: 11:32 am
UD Anti-Racism Initiative hosts symposium on UD’s history as a land-grant university and its impact on Indigenous communities.
Posted on UDaily, February 9, 2023.
Posted on March 2, 2022 at: 12:22 pm
UDaily wrote an article about the recent Speaks-Warnock Symposium, entitled “Self-Fashioning and the Black Portrait Tradition,” which featured artist Tokie Rome-Taylor. Read the article here.
Watch a recording of the lecture here.
